Army-Navy Screen Magazine, No. 21, 1944

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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)

Series : Army - Navy Screen Magazine, compiled 1943 - 1958
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1944

Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s): Restricted - Possibly
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Scope & Content: Reel 1, Part 1, high school students work part-time at the Lockheed and Douglas aircraft plants in Los Angeles. Part 2, Pvt. Snafu scoffs at education, but later learns that brawn is not enough in battle. Part 3, a combat cameraman explains how footage of the Tarawa invasion was taken. (Reel 2) Chaplains hold religious services aboard ships in a convoy. Invasion barges are beached as naval guns fire. Flamethrowers are used to rout Japanese from a blockhouse. Wounded are evacuated by Higgins boats. Prisoners surrender and bulldozers are used to clear an airstrip.

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National Archives Identifier: 36187
Local Identifier: 111-ANSM-21

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